‘Telangana has been let down’
The Hindu
People’s welfare put at stake, says CPI(M)
CPI(M) Telangana State Committee has termed the Central government’s budget as anti-people, and said it has let down Telangana State.
The ₹39-lakh crore budget for the year 2022-23 has put people’s welfare at stake, by slashing the expenditure for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) by a fourth from the previous Rs. 98 crore to ₹ 73 crore.
Centre has not taken any measures towards fulfilment of promises made to Telangana State in the AP Reorganisation Act. There was nominal mention of the Telangana Adivasi University, but allocations are paltry at Rs. 43 crore for both states together. No mention can be found of the railway lines pending for long, nor about the coach factory in Kajipet.